Rejecting the Alpha Twins

Chapter 2

Regan POV

I heard the front door shut and knew that meant the Alpha twin clothes and iron them in the laundry room. Moments later, my Isabelle’s, her green eyes blazing as she glared at me.

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were gone, breathing a sigh of relief as I continued to fold. epmother’s face appeared, a more mature version of

“What on earth was that?” she snarled, putting her hands on her hips and eyeing me fiercely.

1 paused, putting the washing down, and looked at her questiongly

“I’m sorry, what was what?” I asked dumbly,

I had made certain to remain out of the way while Isabelle visite with Xander and Xavier, keeping upstairs and out of their sight. As far as I knew, I hadn’t done anything wrong.

“The way you’ve been acting” she hissed, looking down her nose at me, “Isabelle told me how you insulted her and then you almost ran into the twins because you weren’t looking.”

“I didn’t insult” I began heatedly, but she held up a hand silencing me and my protests.

I bit the inside of my lip and fumed. It wouldn’t matter what I said, she would always defend her daughter and find something to complain about in regards to me.

“Don’t bother” she interrupted fiercely. “Go and get dinner ready Your father will be home soon, and he’ll be hungry.”

I scurried past her, down to the kitchen, and began to cook, keeping my head lowered, aware that my stepmother was looking for any excuse to grow angry with me. There was no sign of Isabelle but that wasn’t unusual, considering that she often went to eat with her friends. By the time I had finished, my stepmother and father were sitting at the table, waiting with frowns on their faces. I carefully put a plate in front of each of them and then sat down at the end of the table alone. Just like I did every night. I stared down at my food, moving my fork around listlessly.

“How was work sweetheart?” my stepmother cooed, smiling brilliantly at my father.

My father grunted. “There’s been a few sightings of rogues. We’ve had to increase patrol and secure the perimeter extra tight. More men are patrolling the grounds, and we’ve started training some of the younger males so that they can learn to defend the pack” he sighed. “The work is never–ending” he shotine a glance of disapproval, “But the fewer that are killed during rogue attacks the better,” he said icily as the blood drained from my face..

I knew that was a deliberate shot at me. A reminder of what I had done.

Heather shot an uncomfortable look at me and then reached over and touched my father’s hand, drawing his attention back to her, and thankfully taking his focus off of me. I kept my head down, playing with my food, my appetite now gone. I could feel my chest tightening as I struggled to keep my breathing even.

“Honey, guess what” Heather said excitedly, as my father looked at her and raised a brow, his eyes softening as he gazed upon his mate.

“Hmm, I’m guessing it has something to do with Isabelle” he guessed, making Heather laugh out loud and throw her head back, her eyes dancing in amusement.

Aander and Xavier come to speak to her today. Am I right in guessing that negotiations have been concluded?” she leaned forward, spearing my father with a fierce gaze, “Is my daughter to be the official Luna of the pack?” she asked, her voice rising in excitement.

My father grinned. There was a gleam in his eyes as he looked at his wife, his hand gently squeezing hers. Neither of them so much as spared me a glance or paid a whit of attention to me. I might as well have been invisible for all they cared. Isabelle

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was a triumph for both of them, to have organized such a huge deal for the family and to be able to elevate their status with Isabelle’s becoming Luna. My father was glowing with

concluded,” my father said, leaning back in his chair and sipping at his glass of wine. “Alpha Jackson has agreed to the twins taking Isabelle as their chosen mate. However, they must wait until Isabelle is officially eighteen and she must agree with rejecting her fated

be the Luna of the pack, ever since she can remember”

the odds of their mates being in this pack is practically nil” my father said shrugging, “ey would have started to have feelings towards a pack member by now or their wolf would have started to sense their mate with how close their birthday

be their fated mate” my stepmother clapped her hands, looking excited. “Wouldn’t that solve all of our problems” she giggled with happiness.

easier” my father grumbled and then looked at me,

what to do with Regan,” he said bluntly.

looked at him, surprised that he was even bothering to acknowledge I was

thinking” my stepmother broke in, causing me to look at her sharply; “Since Regan and Isabelle have practically grown up together and are about the same age.” she trailed off, an expectant expression on her

you;” my father said with narrowed

in shock. “Why shouldn’t it be Regan? It would be beneficial for her sister to have somebody she could trust to take care of her, and we could still see Regan at the pack house. It’s

my father, hoping he would make some sort of objection or protest, perhaps even deny Heather this one. request, but he was nodding slowly, a thoughtful look on his face. I began to feel

eighteen soon as is Isabelle. It’s an honor to work for your Luna;” he told me frostily as I

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greeted by the scowl on my father’s

coming with me to the training grounds

can’t fight remember.

the fist coming towards me in time. In fact, I was surprised to have dodged it at all. Even my father looked slightly impressed, even as

can train with everyone else today, want to see if you have any Beta blood flowing through. your veins” he snapped. “Do not

as well. I felt apprehensive, looking towards the small group of pack members that were cloistered together at the training ring, Xavier and Xander were amongst them, preparing to fight and hone their skills, As

and pointedly looking at the twins and myself as I flushed. “It’s important defend yourself in case you, for some reason are unable to shift into your wolf form, whether it’s because you are severely injured, or you have been dosed with wolfsbane. It’s an important lesson to learn. I want you to split up into groups” he began and pointed at Xander and

me up. We moved over 10) a corner of the ring. Tiffany’s mouth was already beginning to curve into a vicious smile. I swallowed hard. I looked over my shoulder but could see that everybody had already begun to spar, the twins going full throttle

adopting a defensive position. “Why” don’t you show me what you’ve got?” she challenged, smirking, certain

then was forced to move as Tiffany began to launch her attack, catching me by surprise, her fist landing squarely in my stomach as I gave a strangled sound, followed by her knee kicking me hard in the face. I dropped to the ground like a sack of potatoes as she danced backward,

be even easier than I thought” she crowed, laughing out loud. “You’re so weak

echoed in my mind. Even Tiffany, an average fighter at best, found me pitiful, I could already see the disappointment and pure contempt on my father’s face as I slowly climbed back to my feet, wiping my swollen lip and wincing from the pain. I knew the basic fighting positions, but my father hadn’t prepared me for this kind of fighting Probably because he didn’t want me capable of defending myself against this kind of treatment.

see several groups had halted their sparring to stare at me and Tiffany, no doubt so they could point and laugh together. Even the twins were glancing over in interest I was going to look like an idiot, I thought, closing my eyes for a moment and then reopening

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pursed her lips

instinctual took over. I shocked everyone by dodging her next few punches, my head and body moving to the side in graceful movements. I saw Tiffany’s eyes widen in shock, even as she renewed her efforts. I threw out a punch of my own and watched stunned, as though it was happening in slow motion, as it connected with Tiffany’s nose, a sickening cracking noise sounding as blood spurted everywhere. I listened to the sound she made as she howled in pain

to. I had simply lashed out blindly. Instantly I felt contrite as Tiffany kept

sorry” I breathed as she gave another cry, pushing her nose back into position, wincing as she corrected it, and then. glared

out loud, almost hysterical, “You broke my nose”

as she doubled over, wheezing and

I knew it. Tiffany’s eyes were slowly

up, hatred glittering in her eyes; “You think I’m going

the hell was my father? I glanced over my shoulder but saw no sign of him. I could see the twin Alphas beginning to eye Tiffany with concern though, Xander and Xavier beginning to move forward and push their

her limbs, her eyes darkening. As she transformed into her wolf, I stood there, unable to move as she jumped directly towards me, a snarl on her lips. I braced myself, waiting for the inevitable, certain that she was about to rip my throat

me and Tiffany as I